Tata Safari

Tata has revamped its premium SUV Safari recently. Now the car looks more premium than the previous version. Price for the base Smart variant starts at Rs.16.19 lakh and goes up to Rs.25.59 Lakh for the top end Accomplished+ 6S variant.

Safari is a bold looking vehicle from all sides. When come to the front, you can see the newly designed  radiator grille, Tata logo is prominently placed on the middle. Raised bonnet with long LED DRLs, Projector headlamps and fog lamps are provided. ADAS sensor is provided on the air dam. A skid plate like element provided on the car is elevating its SUV stance from the front.

It is a long vehicle, the 2741mm wheel base is evident from the sides. 19-inch alloy wheels  and roof rails  are the major attraction from the sides of this SUV. Blackened ORVMs are provided with LED turn indicators looks very premium. Safari badging on the front door and door handles are finished in chrome, looks good. Along with the thick shoulder line, the black cladding from the front bumper extending to the rear bumper making it a muscular SUV from sides. The design of the third row glass is itself a special one and is making the SUV a stylish vehicle from sides.

The long LED light bar passing through the tail gate, connecting both tail lamps is the major attraction at rear. Safari badging and Tata logo are prominently placed. High mounted stop lamp, shark fin antenna, rear spoiler and defogger with wiper are provided. The tail gate of the Safari is a powered one with gesture control. It has a boot capacity of 442 liters. The thick black bumper with the silver skid plate like elements are making the Safari a handsome SUV from rear.

The Tata Safari comes with a nice plush interior with three rows of seats for six/seven occupants. The middle captain seat and front seats are ventilated. Manual sun blinds are provided for second row passengers.

Driver seat and co-driver seats are powered seats where as the rear captain seats have manual adjustments only. Co-driver seat can be electrically move forward to find out more leg space by the left captain seat passenger.

Lot of storage spaces and mobile charging points are available inside the cabin of the Safari. You will get a cooled storage space under the front arm rest and two cup holders on the center console.

There are mobile charging points on the second and third row seats, apart from that the car is provided with a wireless mobile phone charger at the front console, is really a nice feature.

Tata Safari is a premium vehicle and can compete with any vehicle in its segment or a segment above. It has a very nice and well crafted dashboard with unique designs. Mood lighting provided inside the car makes the interior beautiful and luxurious at night.

The other premium thing is the leather wrapped 4-spoke flat bottom steering wheel with illuminated Tata logo. This is an electrically adjustable steering wheel with paddle shifters and having buttons or switches of  several other controls like radio-telephony, cruise control etc.

The SUV comes with Voice Assist Dual-Zone A/c and cabin air purifier. A/c vents are available even at the third row of the Safari, and the good thing is that, the third row passenger can also control the fan speed on that row, is really a convenient feature available with this car.

As in the Harrier the Safari is also provided with a state of the art 10 Speakers JBL music system with 13 JBL Audio modes. These JBL modes are a special of its kind in the industry, apart from the Safari, this feature is available only with the Harrier in the entire auto industry. 

The SUV comes with a large panoramic sun roof with mood lighting, can be operated by voice assist feature of the car is a nice and a premium feature of this car. Moreover this sun roof is making the car interior more airy and spacious.

Controls of this music system is housed in the 31.24 cm Harman Touch screen infotainment system. This tech loaded system houses the controls of several features of the car. 

This system can support wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Reverse parking camera and voice assist features are also configured with this system. Under this system you will get another touch screen display called, Ghost Display, for A/c controls and door lock/unlock functions.

The 26.03 cm digital instrument cluster of the car provides all the vehicle and drive related information like, tyre pressure, speed, door status, distance to empty, drive modes etc. to the driver. Moreover, the navigation can be accessed from this screen too.

Dimension

• Length(mm): 4668
• Width(mm): 1922
• Height(mm): 1795
• Wheelbase(mm): 2741
• Boot Space(mm): 420
• Tyre Size (inch): 17/18/19
• Spare Tyre(inch): 16
• Fuel Tank (Liter): 50

Engine Specification

Tata Safari is powered by a 2.0L KRYOTEC BS6 Ph 2 diesel engine, which produces the max.power of 170PS and 350Nm Torque, is paired with a 6-speed manual/automatic gear boxes.  Both the manual and automatic transmissions works well with this engine. The paddle shifters provided with the automatic variant is making the car a fun to drive machine.

Terrain response modes with LED display provided on the Safari is a useful feature while travelling through rough roads. Apart from this the car is provided with three drive modes like Eco, City and Sports. The engine response and dynamics changes according to the drive modes.

Important Figures

• Engine Power : 170PS@3750RPM
• Max.Torque: 350Nm@1750-2500RPM
• Engine Capacity: 1956cc, In Line 4 Cylinder
• Transmission: 6-Speed Manual/Automatc

Safety

Tata Safari is a tough and rugged SUV built on the legendary D8 platform of the Land Rover. The SUV has scored 5-Stars in both adult and child occupants safety in the crash tests conducted by the GNCAP and recently launched Bharat NCAP. 

It has provided with six air bags as standard and seven on higher variants. Apart from this the car is filled with several active and passive safety features including ADAS technology. Some of them are giving below..

• 7 Airbags ( Six in lower variants)
• All Wheel Disc Brakes
• ISOFIX
• Seatbelt Reminder for All 3 Rows
• Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
• Hill Hold Control
• Traction Control
• Roll Over Mitigation
• Corner Stability Control
• Brake Disc Wiping
• After Impact Braking
• Panic Brake Alert
• ABS with EBD
• Rear and Front Parking Sensors
• 360 Degree Camera
• Central Locking
• Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
• Rear Washer Wiper
• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go
• Autonomous Emergency Braking
• Blind Spot Detection
• Lane Departure Warning
• Forward Collision Warning
• Rear Collision Warning
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert
• Traffic Sign Recognition
• High Beam Assist
• Auto Headlamps
• Rain Sensing Wipers
• Auto Dimming IRVM
• Driver Doze Off Alert
• Hill Descent Control
• Hill Hold Assist
• Rear Fog Lamp
• Connected Vehicle Technology with iRA 2.0
• Emergency Call and Breakdown Call Assist

In conclusion, the Safari is a well engineered SUV available with 6 and 7 seat configurations. It has a nice plush interior and very comfortable seating. The car is provided with a powerful diesel engine and also giving you the flexibility of opting the manual or automatic transmission variant. After all, the Safari is a 5-Star rated SUV by BNCAP and GNCAP in their respective crash tests. The top variant of the SUV comes with ADAS features too. Definitely you can consider the Safari if you are planning to buy a vehicle of this size and features.

As always, Drive safe & Happy Driving. 

Note: All images used in this blog has been taken from Manufacturer's website for presentation purpose